Luncheon History

2025

February, 2025 --- Drug & DNA Tests That Are Offered

2024

December, 2024 --- COLAP Presents: Emotional Intelligence & Mindfulness Techniques – IN PERSON!
November, 2024 --- Positive Parenting Plans + Grandfluence – Things to Consider
October, 2024 --- Child Legal Representative (CLR) 101/102
September, 2024 --- Neurodiversity: What is neurodiversity and how to we best support it?
July, 2024 --- Understanding Substance Addiction: Assessment and Therapeutic Approaches
May, 2024 --- Providing Evidence Informed Family Psychotherapy Treatment to Court-Involved Children and Families
April, 2024 --- PC/DM Appointments – Views and Strategies from the Professionals
March, 2024 --- Scars of a High-Conflict Divorce: A Mother and Son’s Story of Trauma and Transformation
February, 2024 --- Annual Panel of Judicial Officers – Current Issues – IN PERSON!
January, 2024 --- Relearning the Alphabet: LGBTQ+ Identies & Youth

2023

December, 2023 --- Confidentiality in Family Law Cases: Balancing Legal and Mental Health Perspectives
November, 2023 --- Truth, Lies and Consequences Regarding Abuse in DR Cases – Part II
October, 2023 --- MDIC October Luncheon – IN-PERSON ONLY
October, 2023 --- 20 Hour Training to Meet HB 23-1178 Requirements for CFI, PRE, and CLR
September, 2023 --- Q&A on House Bill 1178
June, 2023 --- Experts’ Testimony About Child Sexual Abuse, Psychological Maltreatment, Bad Parenting, &/or Alienation
May, 2023 --- Truth Lies and consequences Regarding Abuse in DR Cases
April, 2023 --- New AFCC Guidelines for the Practice of Parenting Plan Evaluations in Family Law Cases: What are they, Where did they come from, Who do they apply to, Are they enforceable?
March, 2023 --- Betrayal Trauma and the Impact of Pornography and Compulsive Sexual Behavior on Marriages and Families
February, 2023 --- Annual Panel of Judicial Officers – Current Issues
January, 2023 --- The Dos and Don’ts of DORA – The Grievance Process Challenged and Defined

2022

December, 2022 --- When Emotional Endangerment Warrants Modification and/or Restriction of Parenting Time or Decision Making
November, 2022 --- Systemic Wishful Thinking
October, 2022 --- Gender Expansive Issues for Children in DR Cases
September, 2022 --- High Conflict Families: How to Best Support Children, Parents, and Work with Mental Health Professionals
June, 2022 --- An Introduction to Human Trafficking in Colorado
April, 2022 --- The Ethics of Hybrid Models: Creative Ways to Settle Cases and Alternatives to Traditional Evaluations
March, 2022 --- Ethical Use of Test Data During CFI and PRE Assesments
March, 2022 --- The Indian Child Welfare Act and its Impact on Family Law Cases in Colorado
February, 2022 --- Annual Panel of Judicial Officers – Current Issues
February, 2022 --- COLAP Presents: Stress Hardiness in Legal Environments

2021

December, 2021 --- Medical and Emotional Considerations of Child Maltreatment
November, 2021 --- What Every Evaluator Needs to Know about DV and IPV
October, 2021 --- Who? What? Where? Resources for Co-Parents in Conflict
September, 2021 --- The New Collaborative Law Statute and its Impact on Colorado Family Law
June, 2021 --- Working with Special Needs Families and Tips for Drafting Their Parenting Plans
May, 2021 --- Sexual Abuse Evaluations for Children: How and when to use them in the family court system
April, 2021 --- Listening for Change: Directional Listening in Mediation and Negotiation
March, 2021 --- Diversity and Inclusion in Family Law
February, 2021 --- Annual Panel of Judicial Officers – Current Issues
January, 2021 --- Grievances in Family Law: The Process and What We Can Do to Protect Our Mental Health Professionals

2020

December, 2020 --- Lie Detector Tests: How They Work, How to Use Them, and How Not to Use Them in Family Law
November, 2020 --- Breaking Up is Hard to Do: How Movies Shape Our Ideas About Divorce
October, 2020 --- Working with Survivors: Ethics and Skills for Serving Traumatized Clients
September, 2020 --- An Education in Reunification Therapy in High Conflict Parenting Cases – Virtual Presentation
June, 2020 --- Parenting Time and COVID-19: A Virtual Town Hall Conversation
May, 2020 --- Parenting Time and COVID-19: A Virtual Town Hall Conversation – Online!
April, 2020 --- April Meeting Cancelled Due to COVID-19
March, 2020 --- PTSD, Personality Disorder, or just Bad Behavior: Making Sense of Parents’ Erratic Reactions
February, 2020 --- Annual Panel of Judicial Officers – Current Issues
January, 2020 --- Waiting for Parenting Time

2019

December, 2019 --- The Role of Personal Divorce Coach in the Divorce Process
November, 2019 --- A Dynamic and Under Used Intervention: Parent Child Interactional Assessments
October, 2019 --- Drug Testing Options in Custody Cases
September, 2019 --- Colorado Tackles Youth Suicide: HB 19-1120 – But are 12 Year Olds Now in Charge?
June, 2019 --- Presenting the Best Evidence in Domestic Violence Cases
May, 2019 --- CFI/PRE Orders: What to Include, What Not to Include
April, 2019 --- The Elephant in the Room: Enforcing Parenting Time and Resistant Teens
March, 2019 --- Challenging the CFI Role… a Deep Dive Into What Works and What Doesn’t Work for CFI’s
February, 2019 --- Annual Judicial Panel Luncheon
January, 2019 --- Innovative Ways of Reaching High Conflict Co-Parents

2018

December, 2018 --- Medical Decision-Making: How Do You Deal With It and How Can Mental Health Providers and Attorneys Work Together?
November, 2018 --- Alcohol Abuse – if Once an Addict, Always an Addict?
October, 2018 --- Motion to Prevent New Girlfriend From Screwing Up My Family: What to do when Non-Parties are the Problem
September, 2018 --- What Can Psychological Testing Tell Us?
June, 2018 --- Using Early Neutral Assessment (ENA) to Create Magical Resolutions
May, 2018 --- Relocation 2018: Parental Capacity, Social Capital, and Everything Else
April, 2018 --- Domestic Violence and Child Custody Cases – Application of an Integrated Forensic Model for Providing Assessments and Making Recommendations
March, 2018 --- Child Endangerment…If you can prove it.
February, 2018 --- Annual Judicial Panel Luncheon
January, 2018 --- Child and Family Investigators: Standards, Challenges, and Best Practices

2017

December, 2017 --- An Insider’s Guide to the 1/2 Day Permanent Orders Hearing
November, 2017 --- Caught in the Web – Risk Management for Mental Health Professionals and Attorneys Working in High Conflict Divorce
October, 2017 --- Transgender Issues and Family Law – A Panel Discussion on the Rights and Interests of Transgender Adults and Children in the Context of Divorce and Child Custody
September, 2017 --- High Conflict Divorce and Child Therapy: Practice Tips and Evidentiary Challenges for Attorneys and Mental Health Practitioners
June, 2017 --- When PRE Investigations and Criminal Law Intersect
May, 2017 --- Sex Addiction in Family Law Cases
April, 2017 --- Grandparent Visitation Cases: Legal and Practical Implications
March, 2017 --- Mental Health Professional Roles in High Conflict Divorce
February, 2017 --- Annual Judicial Panel Luncheon
January, 2017 --- How to Avoid and/or Withstand a Withering Cross Examination

2016

December, 2016 --- Working Within the System: Perspectives on Working with Caseworkers, County Attorneys, and GALs in Dependency and Neglect Cases
November, 2016 --- “The Turelli Method: What We Have Learned About Improving Dispute Resolution in Post-Decree Cases”
October, 2016 --- “Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations: Consensus and Controversy”
September, 2016 --- “Child Custody and Same-Sex/LGBT Families – The Current Landscape”
June, 2016 --- “Child Outcries”
May, 2016 --- “Homeschooling in Family Law Cases”
April, 2016 --- “Diversity in Family Law Cases”
March, 2016 --- Metro Denver IDC Conference
February, 2016 --- Annual Judge’s Panel Luncheon
January, 2016 --- “Surviving High Conflict: A Guide for Personal and Professional Safety”

2015

December, 2015 --- “Reunification: Reconnections – Or Not”
November, 2015 --- “Defusing High Conflict – Offering Another Way”
October, 2015 --- “Competency Evaluations/Psychological Forensic Evaluations”
September, 2015 --- “Client Competency: A Discussion of Ethics, Roles and Scope”
June, 2015 --- “Reunification Therapy – How, What, Why, When, Where and When Not To”
May, 2015 --- “Responding to Subpoenas and Other Legal Hurdles”
April, 2015 --- “Compassion Fatigue and the Conflict Professional”
February, 2015 --- Judge’s Luncheon
January, 2015 --- “How Previous Decisions Impact the Step-Family: Debunking the Myths”

2014

December, 2014 --- “Mandatory Reporting for Colorado Professionals”
November, 2014 --- “Technological Pitfalls for the Unwary: ESI in Action”
October, 2014 --- “Mental Health Professionals At Trial – Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
September, 2014 --- “Classes/Programs for High Conflict Families”
June, 2014 --- Ethical Considerations in Interstate and International Child Custody and Abduction Cases
May, 2014 --- Perils, Mine Fields, and Safe Harbors: Surviving High Conflict Cases
April, 2014 --- A Detailed Analysis of L.A.N.
March, 2014 --- Bias and Mental Health Experts: Shades of Testimony
February, 2014 --- Long Term Impact of Alienation on Children in Cases that go Untreated
January, 2014 --- How to Work Therapeutically with Families of Alienation

2013

December, 2013 --- Judge’s Luncheon
November, 2013 --- New Technologies and Review of Drug Testing Strategies AND Assessing Marijuana Use Post-Amendment 64
September, 2013 --- How Alcohol and Other Drug Addictions Affect the Children
June, 2013 --- Panel Discussion of the Current State of Family Affairs in Colorado: How are we dealing with this and where do we go from here? Perspectives from Family Law and Mental Health CFI’s and Former CFI’s
May, 2013 --- Dangerous Intersections: The Crossroads of Domestic Violence – Divorce – and Criminal Law
April, 2013 --- A Systems Approach to High Post-Divorce Conflict Situations
March, 2013 --- Same Sex Issues in Family Law
February, 2013 --- Mediation from Different Angles: Settlement + Relationship = Closure
January, 2013 --- Play Therapy

2012

December, 2012 --- Judge’s Luncheon
November, 2012 --- Point/Counterpoint: The Developmental Needs of Children vs Parent’s Legal Rights: A Dialogue Regarding Parenting Plans
October, 2012 --- Integrating Relevant Concepts from Neurobiology, Trauma Studies, Immune Process and Attachment Theory in Clinical Practice
September, 2012 --- Military Parenting & Deployment Issues
June, 2012 --- The New Bull’s Eye: DORA’s Review of PREs and CFIs
May, 2012 --- The Neuroscience of Anger and it’s Implications for Parenting Plans
April, 2012 --- From Toddler to Teens: How to Interview Children to Determine Safety and Best Practices